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USS Albacore (SS-218) was a Gato-class submarine which served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, winning the Presidential Unit Citation and nine battle stars for her service.
James William Blanchard (25 September 1903 – 5 March 1987) [1] [2] was an American submarine commander during the Pacific War, who received the Navy Cross for dealing a crippling blow to the Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō on 19 June 1944 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, which led to her sinking later that day.
SS-217 1 Apr 1941 20 Jan 1942 8 May 1942 25 May 1946 PT 1948-1960; struck 1 Jun 1960, sold for scrap [10] 18 Jun 1948 1 Jun 1960 Albacore SS-218 21 Apr 1941 17 Feb 1942 1 Jun 1942 — Lost to Japanese mine, 7 Nov 1944 [10] [14] Amberjack SS-219 15 May 1941 6 Mar 1942 [1] 19 Jun 1942 Lost, possibly to Japanese surface attack, 16 Feb 1943 [10 ...
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USS Albacore has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Albacore (SP-751), a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919; USS Albacore (SS-218), a fleet submarine commissioned in 1942 and sunk in 1944; USS Albacore (AGSS-569), an experimental test platform submarine in commission from 1953 to 1972
Albacore: SS-218 Gato class: Japanese home waters 7 November 1944: Presumed sunk by naval mine off northeastern Hokkaidō. Amberjack: SS-219 Gato class: Off New Britain: 16 February 1943: Sunk by Japanese torpedo boat Hiyodori and submarine chaser No. 18. Argonaut: SM-1 Off New Britain: 10 January 1943: Sunk by Japanese destroyers Isokaze and ...
However, design faults and poor damage control allowed it to be sunk with one torpedo from the USS Albacore on June 19, 1944 Shinano-class: Aircraft carrier: Shinano (1944–1944) 65,800 tonnes Initially laid down as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, Shinano was converted into an aircraft carrier due to the Japanese defeat at Midway.
Twenty-three United States Navy submarines are designated as memorials.. Albacore: Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Batfish: Muskogee, Oklahoma; Becuna: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...